Wire-rope and bucket clip.



No. 660,395. Patented Oct. 23, I900.

B. c. RIBLET.

WIRE ROPE AND BUCKET CLIP.

(Application filed. Mar. 24, 1900.)

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BYRON C. RIBLET, OF NELSON, CANADA;

WIRE-ROPE AND BUCKET CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 660,395, dated October 23, 1900.

Application filed March 24,1900. sa-a1 No. 10.028. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BYRON C. RIBLET, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Nelson, in the district of Kooteney, British Columbia, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Rope and Bucket Clips; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bucket-clips for wire-rope tramways; and the objects of my invention are, first, to provide a clip that can be attached jointly to a wire rope and to a bucket and that will allow the bucket freedom to swing vertically of the axis of the rope and also to swing concentrically around the axis of the clip to which the bucket is attached,and, second,to provide a combined rope and bucket that is adapted to be securely attached to both, but which at the same time can be quickly detached from both. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a cross-section of Fig. 4 on line A. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of Fig. 4 on line B. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of Fig. 4 with the cross-bar 1 and the brace 2 and nut left off. Fig. 4 is a plan view of Figs. 1, 2, and 3, showing the cross-bar and brace of Fig. 2.

Similar figures of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a cross-bar of any common trolleybucket such as is used for carrying ore, coal, lime, or other material on a Wire rope. The bucket and trolley are not shown.

2 designates a brace thatis riveted by rivets to the cross-bar 1.

3 is a nut which is threaded to the end of a stud 4, that is formed on the end of the hinge-bolt 5. This hinge-bolt is pivotally attached by a pin 6 to two ears '7. These ears are attached to the bar 8 by integral strap portions 9, that are arranged to straddle opposite sides of the bar, and they are riveted to the bar by rivets 10, as shown in Fig. 2.

The pivotal pin 6 is secured to the cars by split pins. 11 and 12, which project through holes 13 in the ends of the pin. The hingebolt is preferably formed concentric with the axis of the pin 6, at the part adjacent tothe adjacent edge of the bar, so that. it can swing freely vertically on the pin and move free of the bar. The vertical movement of the hingebolt around the pin is, however, preferably limited by projectors 14 and 15, which extend from the curved periphery. These projections are preferably positioned on the top and bottom portions of the hinge-bolt, so as to allow the hinge-bolt to swing above and below the horizontal center of its axis to about an angle of forty-five degrees above and below its center. The projections engage the top and bottom of the bar when the hinge-pin stands'at about this angle and prevents any further'movement. The opposite edge of the .bar from that to which the hinge-pin is pivoted is concaved to fit against the periphery of the rope 16, to which it is to be clamped. The bar and rope are clamped by yoke-shaped 7 5 clips 17, which are placed at the ends of the bar, and, if desired, additional clips may be applied at intermediate points, as the bar may be made long enough to receive several clips. The bar is preferably made narrower than the diameter of the rope. These yokeshaped clips comprise a flat band 18 with round terminal-threaded ends 19. The band portion is bent to lie around the rope and against the opposite sides of the bar. The

threaded ends extend over the bar,and a strap 20 fits over them loosely andagainst the edge of the bar. Threaded nuts 21 and 22 are then applied to the ends of the clip, and the bar and rope are clamped between the clip and strap by turning them against the strap.

In order to prevent the clips at the end of the bar from slipping off in case they work loose,

I place a dowel-pin 23 partially in the bar and partially in the straps, preferably ar- 5 ranging the pin to extend from the bar into the adjacent side of the straps,bnt not through them.

My improved clip makes a strong and simple fixed connection between a bucket and a rope and can be quickly and easily applied to them.

Having described my invention, what I laim as new, and desire to secure by Letters atent, is r In a rope and bucket clip, the combination with the rope, of a flat bar concaved at one edge to fit against the rope, clips folded around said rope at each end of said bar, and arranged to lie against the opposite sides of said bar, threaded ends on said clips, nuts on said threaded ends, a strap on said threaded ends, a dowel-pin in said strap and bar adapted to hold it against displacement and a bolt pivotally secured to the oppositevedge of said bar from said rope to swing vertically and having stop projections arranged to define its vertical movement to about an angle of fortyfive degrees above and below its horizontal center, a round threaded end anda nut on the end of said bolt, and a shoulder adjacent to said nut, substantially as described.

2. In a rope and bucket clip, the combination with the rope, of the ropebar, the rope and rope-bar clips, the straps and the pins adapted to hold the strap to the bar, with two lugs spaced a short distance apart and projecting from the opposite edge of said ropebar from said rope at the central portion of said rope-bar, a pin extending through said lugs, a bolt pivoted to said pin and having a concentric portion adjacent to the edge of said bar, stops on said concentric portion adapted to define the pivotal movement of said bolt, and a round stud end to said bolt having a shoulder at one end and a nut threaded to its outer end, substantially as described.

3. In a rope and bucket clip for aerial trainabove and below the horizontal center of its pivotal pin, a shoulder on said bolt, a round portion adjacent to said shoulder, the bucket cross-bar pivotally mounted on said round portion and a nut threaded to the end of said round portion and adapted to secure said cross-bar to said bolt, substantially as described.

4; In a r0pe=clip, the combination of the rope, the bar fitted to rest against said rope, the clip surrounding said rope and the opposite sides of said bar, the straps on the ends of said clips, the nuts for clamping said rope and bar between said clip and strap and the dowel-pins in said straps and bar, with the lugs secured to theopposite edge of said bar from said rope, the pin secured in said lugs, the bolt pivotally' mounted on said pin and the cross-bar mounted on said bolt, substantially as described.

In testimony Whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BYRON C. RIBLET.

Witnesses:

A. M. JOHNSON, JAs. OSHEA. 

